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Henry Michael (Harry) Moloney (1890–1934)

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Henry Michael (Harry) Moloney (1890-1934) labourer and trade union official

Birth: 1890 at South Melbourne, Victoria, son of John Moloney (c.1858-1942), a storeman, born in Imogeela parish, Glenberg, County Cork, Ireland, and native-born Sabina, née Storen (1865-1936). Marriage: 1908 at South Melbourne, Victoria, to Melbourne-born Charlotte Ann Callick (1890-1962). They had three daughters and two sons. Death: 26 August 1934 at Coburg, Melbourne. Religion: Catholic. 

  • Worked in a new industry in Australia, ship building.
  • President of the Eight-Hour committee, in Victoria. Delegate to Melbourne Trades Hall Council for twenty-three years.
  • Secretary of the Ship Painters and Dockers Union from 1914 to 1934.
  • President and secretary of the Australian Labor Party’s Hawthorne branch. Branch representative at State conferences.
  • Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis, toxaemia and exhaustion; duration 18 years.

Sources
H. J. Gibbney & Ann G. Smith, A Biographical Register 1788-1938, vol 2 (Canberra, 1987); Labor Call (Melbourne), 30 August 1934, p.12.

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'Moloney, Henry Michael (Harry) (1890–1934)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/moloney-henry-michael-harry-34491/text43316, accessed 1 June 2025.

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Birth

1890
South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

26 August, 1934 (aged ~ 44)
Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

tuberculosis

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